Ozeki debutant Kisenosato continued his impressive performance at sumo's second-highest rank, cutting down Miyabiyama in a powerful display on the third day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.

Kisenosato was not fazed in the slightest by Miyabiyama, who stood up once as a delaying tactic before the pair locked horns at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

The Naruto stable ozeki went on full blast to charge Miyabiyama out with a barrage of shoves, moving to 3-0 to feature in a leading pack of 11 wrestlers, including yokozuna Hakuho, in the early going of the 15-day meet.